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Trait based approaches define skills associated with effective leadership

Dr. Annette Towler

A trait-based approach to leadership: Are leaders born or made?

This CQ Dossier discusses the trait-based approach to leadership and reviews those personality traits that distinguish effective from ineffective leaders. The dossier also identifies key skills or competencies that are related to leader effectiveness and can be used by organizations for selection, promotion, and training.

Evidence-based Leadership, Leadership, Trait based leadership, Personality, Five Factor Model (FFM)

The Effects of Personality and Emotions on Workplace Communication

Aaron G.

The effects of personality and emotions on workplace communication

Research on communication in the workplace has revealed that personality traits such as assertiveness, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and extroversion tend to increase the chance that someone will communicate at work.

Personality, Five Factor Model (FFM), Workplace communication

Measuring Innovation Potential: Traits that Predict Unique Thought

Dr. Erika Price

Measuring innovation potential: Traits that predict unique thought

As a manager, it is important to take advantage of your employees’ potential for innovative thought. More than just creativity, innovation potential speaks to an individual’s capacity to generate novel and useful ideas that can inspire others and produce growth.

Creativity, Innovation, Employee selection, Five Factor Model (FFM), Diversity and Inclusion, Unique thinking, Evidence-based Innovation Management

Personality is an important concept that can be used in selection and assessment

Dr. Annette Towler

Personality as a predictor of job performance: How to measure personality and select the right employees

This CQ Dossier describes how organizations can use personality tests for selection and recruitment purposes. We focus on the Big Five Personality Model and describe the research that supports use of the Big Five for validation purposes with criteria.

Evidence-based HR, Personality, Job performance, Five Factor Model (FFM)